Getting to Know You
One great way to overcome the communication gap is to get to know each other better. You may spend a bunch of time with one or both of your parents, but just how well do you know them?
Grab a pen and try to answer these 15 questions about your parents. You can answer them about your mom only, your dad only, or both. When you’re done, hand your parents this page and see if they can answer the 15 questions about you. [link to list] Then, when you’re all finished, get together and talk about your answers. I’ll bet there’s a bunch you never knew.
How Well Do You Know YOUR MOM/DAD?
What is the color of your mom’s/dad’s eyes?
What is your mom’s/dad’s favorite thing to do?
What would your mom/dad consider to be the nicest thing you could do for her/him?
If your mom/dad had all the time and money in the world, what would they spend their time doing?
What are your mom’s/dad’s views on marriage?
What is your mom’s/dad’s greatest unfulfilled dream?
What was your mom’s/dad’s first full-time job?
Who is your mom’s/dad’s closest friend?
How did your parents first meet?
What is your mom’s/dad’s favorite kind of music?
What is your mom’s/dad’s favorite TV show?
Who did your mom/dad vote for in the last election?
Does your mom/dad gas up the car when the tank is half-empty or wait until it is nearly empty?
Where is your mom’s/dad’s favorite vacation spot?
What would you mom/dad rather do? Watch a good TV show, go out to the movies, go to dinner with some friends, or read a book?
Vic Casera 07/12/08
The advice here is kind of common sense. At first I thought, this is not helpful. But the picture of the sax player/girl was really brilliant. And I tried it on my daughter and it worked!
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